In this outtake from promotional photos for the Cumberland Music Tour, Virgil Anderson cuts up for his tourmates at the Sharps Place grocery. Others are (L to R) Johnny Ray Hicks, Hershel Anderson, Ralph Troxell, Clyde Troxell, Clyde Davenport, and Willard Anderson. Photo by Robert Cogswell, 1987.
30 Years of Folklife Program
At his retirement from the Tennessee Arts Commission in December 2014, Dr. Robert “Roby” Cogswell left a legacy of 22,000 photographs documenting Tennessee’s traditional arts and culture. This exhibit is a sampling of these images. Read more…
